Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.
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But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything.
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Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
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No one's mouth is big enough to utter the whole thing.
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The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
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